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Jay Welch

Associate at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals7

Valued Deals6

Total Value£ 35.15 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.86 B

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24 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: MANCHESTER UNITED

Bidder: JIM RATCLIFFE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.23 B

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: NISBETS

Bidder: BUNZL PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

109 Dealmakers

52 Target | 41 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

09 Aug 2024|United States|Luxury Items

Target: SOTHEBY'S INC

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENTAL HOLDING COMPANY (ADQ)

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

42 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 784 M

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: GLOBAL PAYMENTS (ISSUER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

13 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

58 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 10.19 B

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

29 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

8 Target | 50 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 18.30 B

Value

25 Aug 2025|Egypt|Mortgage Finance

Target: MIDDLE EAST RATING & INVESTORS SERVICE (MERIS)

Bidder: MOODY’S CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

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Value

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